In the country is ongoing a propaganda campaign on social media to change the perception of Ankara and Olive Branch. The bait are fake girls profiles. The target: especially young males.
A survey of Akamai Technologies explains which are the worst cyber threats to the sector and the security measures adopted. But just 1% of companies is confident about them.
It is a visualization of ~6.6k web sites running on onion services. It’s about 10% of the total (over 60,000 according to Tor Project) with no censorships.
From the HLEG a study on how to combat the phenomenon, which includes - in addition to fake news - all forms of false, inaccurate or misleading information disseminated to intentionally cause public damage or for profit.
This kind of cyber aggression can provide good results when used against criminals and terrorists. It is particularly effective in targeting smartphones and other mobile devices.
The process that transforms a hoax in a “phenomenon”, in particular on the social media, is simple. It is based on the vulnerability of the audience, and on the news/topics cycle.
Fake News exists since journalism and espionage were born. It has been called deception, misinformation, “poisoned bait”, or hoax. Internet has only accelerated the spread of it. It's necessary to reconstruct the difference between information and opinion.
New Tweet from the muslim hackers group: Bombs left by Islamic State fighters before they ran away are being cleared, as we clear your waste on the internet.
NCCIC/US-CERT issued some advices to counter possible cyber threats during Republic of Korea’s Winter Games. The attendees could be attacked by hactivist, cybercrime and cyber spies. Especially on mobile.
The team of experts will make the best use of the national security intelligence. Against disinformation by national actors but also against jihadist propaganda.